HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-01-19 Board of Selectmen Minutes Board of Selectmen Meeting
January 19, 2008
The meeting convened at 8:30 a.m. in the Town Hall Conference Room, 16 Lowell Street,
Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman James Bonazoli, Secretary Ben Tafoya,
Selectmen Camille Anthony and Richard Schubert, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner,
Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director Bob LeLacheur, Police Chief James Cormier, DPW
Business Manager Jane Kinsella, Fire Chief Greg Burns, Library Director Ruth Urell and Town
Accountant Gail LaPointe.
The Board received a budget overview from the Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director.
Detailed reviews were done of Accounting, Finance, Police and Dispatch, Community Services,
and the Town Manager's Office.
The following questions or issues were raised:
1. Because of the transfer of land, will Addison-Wesley generate new growth during FY
2009?
2. What is the cost of curbside leaf collection, and this should be added to additional
programs to be considered.
3. Once the Munis system is in place, we will look at how the charges to the RMLD for
indirect costs are allocated.
4. What is the total town-wide employee turnover to date this year?
S. We will look at the possibility of creating a general budget category within the municipal
government for sick leave buyback/vacation buyback.
6. The Board would like a report on grants that we have received over the last couple of
years.
7. The Board would like quarterly budget reports for the current year.
8. The Board would like a copy of the Recreation Revolving Fund Report.
9. We need to have the Nurse Advocate come in to talk with the Board of Selectmen about
progress to date. The Town Manager suggested late Spring after the program has had an
opportunity to work for about six months on its own.
10. There's been a comment about the increasing cost of paper—has it increased?
11. For the Department of Community Services—what would $11,000 reduction mean to that
department?
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12. What has the vehicle maintenance been to date this year, and how is it allocated between
Police, Fire and Public Works?
13. How much of the vehicle maintenance are we sending out, and how much are we doing
in-house?
14. There was discussion about the DPW Report. The in-house presentation is going to take
place on January 29, 2008, and Selectman Camille Anthony will attend in lieu of
Chairman James Bonazoli who will not be available.
15. The Town should have a policy on how the one time revenues from the Addison-Wesley/
Pearson 40R project are utilized.
On motion by Anthony seconded by Tafoya,the Board voted to adjourn their meeting'of
January 19, 2008 at 11:58 p.m. on a vote of 4-0-0.
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